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“I want shaming. It keeps society in order.”

Host Bill O’Reilly asked Carolla if there should be exceptions for health problems that lead to obesity, but the “Not Taco Bell Material” author said any exceptions would ultimately be pointless.

“Well, listen, I think they are going to get beat up by society no matter what,” Carolla replied. “I mean, prom season is not great when you’re fat. And dating is tough. And even job interviews. I mean, society gets its pound of flesh out of these people. … But, eventually when there is more of them than there are of us, they will literally crush us. This way, if you think about it … they’re going to take over the world with their enormity.”

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There was a time when folks were ashamed to accept food stamps, welfare, etc. Now with the government’s “Everyone’s a victim!” mentality, making sure that you understand it isn’t YOUR fault, well, there’s no need for that pesky ol’ shame thing anymore. Spit.

I have no problem bringing shame back into our society. It’d do a LOT of folks some good.

But, eventually when there is more of them than there are of us, they will literally crush us.

Really funny, Adam. But let’s be serious. When there are more of them than us, will you want to be constantly and mercilessly shamed for being thin? Will you support their plan to mock you for not being fat every time you show your face in public?

I think shame/guilt have been lost in our society …and that is a bad thing.

CW on January 29, 2013 at 6:40 PM

Oh, I fully agree that the loss of shame portends a horrendous future for the country. But if we’re going to reintroduce shame, we shouldn’t do so by wasting those sentiments on trivial nonsense. A sense of proportion has become utterly lost.

We live in a society where we have a media that’s now portraying illegal immigrants as unfortunate souls rather than deliberate trespassers. We condemn guns for the deaths of 20 children while lauding abortion that results in the death of more than 1 million children per year. We object to wiretaps on the grounds of a right to privacy, while excusing the paparazzi’s nude celebrity photos as “free speech.”

We have lost all capacity as a society for rational thought and sound judgment.